Posted: 7/2/2005 4:25:30 PM EDT
| We have a 3 month old Black German Shepard...he should be named Toranado...he never stops, especially with his nipping. We tried the vinegar in water spray...he just licks the air and asks for Salad...outside of a 2X4 to the head, we are trying to not hit him.. any ideas? |
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I've got a 7 month old one that is like that also. It's an individual thing. I had another one that died last fall and the only things she shared with this one are the four legs and a tail. Had her spayed. That slowed her down a couple of hours. Been to two obediance classes. The last night of the second one she urinated on the instructor. Good luck. Dennis Jenkins
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| I used undiluted lemon juice sprayed directly into the mouth to stop my dog from mouthing me. Every time he did it, I sprayed into his mouth from a spray bottle. Those little lemon squeezies work too. It worked in just 2 days, although he was 1.5 when I got him so he tended to catch on quicker than a 14 week old pup. |
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i'm a pro trainer.. when the pup nips..do you stop and immediately replace your body part with some sort of chew toy like the rawhides??? you can either..do that or... stop..and wrap your hand around his snout and hold tight, squeezing and growl "NO"' with a shake of your hand for full effect.. or you can go straight to the rolling the pup over growling "no" and shaking the pup down. easy fixes... i am a firm believer in the replacement rawhides..but have had several pups that i had to use the other methods.. GSD pups are the shitz...my friend.. treat them right..and you will have the best family member you can get. PS.. ditch the juices... in over 24 years of breeding and training dogs..of many types of breeds...i havent seen really good percentages of effects. |
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power to ya.. i get paid for quick, solid results that last..not quick fixes.. 99% of pro-trainers use the same methods of varying degrees. WHY? because they work quickly, with as little stress as possible and gains the next level of constant reinforcement..and they are a building block. are you going to carry around that bottle of lemon juice in your pocket the rest of your life??? deuce,( substitute lazarus, diablo, zeus...etc) dont make me get my juice out.. or buddy..i'm fixing to spray you..and trust me...it will annoy you. or buster...do you want a lemon facial..( thats funny, i dont care who you are..) but, i've always told people use whatever gets you the results.. but..what are you gonna do when the dog weighs 105lbs and has a full set of nuts on him.. not your 3 months old fuzzy pup, any more is he. ps.. cardinal rule of pro-training.. remember.. everyone thinks their dog is fuckin Lassie...or Rin-Tin-Tin (i had to pull that one out, you forced me. LoL) if i had a dime..for everytime i had a client tell me "how smart their dog is"... my wife leaves the room every time she hears that phrase from someone.. she says "how many times people use that phrase to describe their dog to us is directly proportional to the retardation level in the dog...and the owners are trying to overcompensate the guilt of possible euthanasia". on the other hand.. i'd say 75% or more of dogs troublesome behaviors are a direct result of the owners behavior or psyche. if you must juice... juice on...if it trips your trigger... make mine kiwi strawberry...cause thats what the boy and me like. i need to write a book...about experiences i have had..training dogs and dealing with people who luv their dogs.. |